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Performance Apparel Markets, 1st quarter 2006
Glossary: terms and definitions
is characterised by the fact that each weft thread is fed more or less at right
angles to the direction in which the fabric is produced.
Wet spinning:
Wet spun:
Wicking:
Wrapped yarn:
Wrap-spun yarn:
in the wet spinning process, the polymer solution (also known as “dope”) is
spun into a spin bath containing a liquid chosen for its ability to extract the
solvent from the dope.
a fibre or filament produced by the wet spinning process.
a process whereby a textile material transports moisture away from a surface
such as the skin.
see wrap-spun yarn.
a yarn consisting of a core wrapped with a binder.
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